C-240Offender Rehabilitation Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make related amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on September 22, 2025
- Status
- In committee in the House of Commons since June 1, 2026
What it does
Lets courts order offenders to do rehabilitation measures in custody, and requires parole decisions to consider progress on those measures; also adds a sentencing factor for large-scale fentanyl trafficking.
What it does
- Allows courts to order offenders, along with jail time, to take steps during custody such as job training, approved treatment, writing to victims, or other measures the court sets.
- Requires offenders to make reasonable efforts to complete any court-ordered measures within the time set by the court.
- Requires courts to send the Correctional Service of Canada information about any court-ordered measures.
- Requires correctional plans and program planning to take court-ordered measures into account, and requires parole boards to consider reports on progress with those measures.
- Requires sentencing courts to treat trafficking in fentanyl in quantities that show large-scale trafficking as an aggravating factor.
Who it affects
- People serving jail sentences
- Sentencing courts
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Parole boards
- People convicted of fentanyl trafficking
Topics
Background
The bill adds section 729.2 to the Criminal Code and makes related changes to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Current stage. Now here
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by an MP who is not a minister. These bills compete in a lottery for debate time, and most do not become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
No recorded votes yet
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalKevin Lamoureux· May 1, 2026
“In the discussions I have had with respect to her private member's bill, Bill C-240, I think it has been encouraging that the principle of the issue is such an urgent matter that there is an openness to see if, in fact, the legislation could potentially be amended so that we could get a broader sense of support for the legislation.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeKelly DeRidder· May 1, 2026
“That belief is what led me to bring forward Bill C-240. It is a bill about breaking cycles and putting recovery at the centre of our justice system's response to addiction-driven crime.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocMario Beaulieu· May 1, 2026
“As someone who worked for over 25 years at a centre for troubled youth and offenders, I have a special interest in Bill C-240 on offender rehabilitation. While the more corrective aspect of stopping the behaviour is important, it is only part of the solution.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
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LEGISinfo status: At consideration in committee in the House of Commons. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.